Cover for golf club heads



Oct. 24, 1950 J. H. wHlTEHx-:AD

covERFoR GOLF cLUB HEADs Filed 001'.. 4, 1948 INVETOR. JOSHUA H.WH/TEHEAD Arron/vtr Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNITEDI` STATES PATENT OFFICE2,526,985 i l v, covER Foa GOLF CLUB HEADS Joshua H. Whitehead, San`i'anciscm Calif. Application October 4, 1948, Serial N0.'512`,770

2 claims. (ci. 15o- 1.5)

' This invention relates to `improvements in covers for golf club heads.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel cover for wooden golfclub heads which is capable of being readily applied in a protectiveposition over a golf club head, and which when so applied fully protectsthe finish and thread wrappings on said head against damaging scratches,cuts and other defacing marks from other clubs carried in a golf bag.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved protectivecover for Wooden golf club heads, having novel means for maintaining thecover in a secure position on a golf club head.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed outhereinafter, or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will beobvious to one skilled in the art upon an understanding of the presentdisclosure. For the purpose of this application, I have elected to showherein certain forms and details of a cover for a golf club headrepresentative of my invention; it is to be understood, however, thatthe embodiment of my invention herein shown and described is for purposeof illustration only, and that therefore it is not to be regarded asexhaustive of the variations of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a cover for a wooden golf club head embodyingthe principles of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cover, showing it appliedto a golf club head;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, on a reduced scale, of the cover; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings the numeral l designates a golf club head,preferably of the wooden type, having a tapered neck portion and shaft 2secured thereto in the usual manner.

The cover for the golf club head comprises an elongated substantiallyfiat bag made from leather, fabric or the like, which is open at one endand which is adapted to loosely t over the head and neck portion of thegolf club head. The bag has similarly shaped opposed sides 3 and 4 whichare joined together at their side edges as by stitching. The bagpreferably has a lining 5 which also comprises two portions that areattached together and to the opposed sides 3 and 4 by the samestitching. The bag is of suicient length to extend around the neckportion of the club head when in an operative position on the head,thereby also protecting the thread wrappings which sometimes provide apart of the` securing 'means'connecting the head and the club shaft.

Extending around the bag adjacent its open end is a resilient band 6which is enclosed by transverse strips 'l secured as by stitching to thesides of the said bag. Secured inside the bag in a predeterminedposition with respect to the closed end thereof is another resilientband 8 which is preferably, although not necessarily, positioned betweenthe lining 5 and the side members 4 and 3. The two bands 6 and 8 mayeach be made up of two sections of resilient strips which are fastenedat their ends to'each other by the same stitching which secures thesides 3 and 4 of the bag one to the other.

The resilient band 8 is disposed in such a predetermined position withrespect to the closed end of the bag that it engages with the graduallytapered sides of the neck portion of the golf club head, when the saidbag is in an operative position on the said head, thereby normallyholding the bag in a snugly tting position over the said club head. Theresilient band 8 being normally positioned as aforesaid with respect tothe club head prevents the bag from slipping forwardly to a positionwhere the thread wrappings on the said neck are uncovered and therebyexposed. The resilient band 6 being positioned near the opening in thebag contracts the said opening and thereby holds the bag in a suitablygathered and a more closely fitting position with respect to the shaft 2than would be the case were the said band not present. Both bands 6 and8 when contracted and in their normal positions are substantiallysmaller in size than the club head, thereby normally preventing thedisplacement of the cover except by a direct outward pull in a directionsubstantially parallel or in line with the shaft 2. Both of theresilient bands may be stretched or enlarged sufiiciently to permit theinsertion of the club head into the bag or the removal of the said bagfrom the head.

What I claim is:

l. A cover for a golf club head of the type having a head portion and atapering neck portion comprising an elongated bag adapted to t over thehead of a golf club and having an opening at one end for the insertionof a golf club head, and a pair of resilient bands secured to the bag,the said bands being substantially smaller in size than thecircumference of the said club head but capable of being stretched to anextent permitting the bands to be passed over the head when the bag isplaced over or removed from the n 3 club head, one of the said baidsbeing positioned in tensioned relationship with the tapering neckportion of the club head when the bag is operatively positioned on thesaid club head, and the other of said bands being positioned around theshaft of the club when the cover is operatively positioned on said clubhead.

2. In a cover for a golf club head of the type having a head portion anda tapering lneck portion, an elongated bag adapted to fit overthe headportion of a golf club and having an opening at one end for theinsertion of the said head portion, y

and a resilient band secured to and positioned` I interior-1y of thebag, the said band being sub placed over or removed from the club head,the f said band being positioned in tensioned relationship with thetapering neck portion when the bag is operatively positioned on saidclub head, and

a second resilient band secured to the bag adjacent the open end thereofand arranged externally of and in tensioned engagement with the sides ofthe bag, the said band being substantially smaller in size than thecircumference of said head portion but capable of being stretched to anextent permitting the band to be passed over the head portion when thebag is placed over or removed from the club head.

` JOSHUA H. WHITEHEAD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the *.le ofthis patent:

Lauretti June 17, 1947

